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Atwood, Kay (Katherine Conlee)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1942 - 2014

Biography

Local historian and author Kay Atwood, who has written extensively about the Southern Oregon region. Atwood’s books include Illahe: The Story of Settlement in the Rogue River Canyon, Mill Creek Journal: Ashland Oregon, 1850-1860, and Chaining Oregon: Surveying the Public Lands of the Pacific Northwest, 1851-1855. Her many other books and articles explore the settlement and development of communities in Southern Oregon, and include National Register nominations, cultural resource inventories, and environmental and organizational histories.

Found in 529 Collections and/or Records:

Bert Stancliffe, December 11, 1979

 File — Box 02: Series MSS004:01 [Barcode: 35138008115567], Folder: 02
Identifier: MSS004:01.10
Scope and Contents

The transcript of Bert Stancliffe's interview concerns his time at Southern Oregon State College, where he was a professor.

Dates: December 11, 1979

Bert Stancliffe, December 11, 1979

 File — Box 03: Series MSS004:01 [Barcode: 35138008115575], Folder: 01
Identifier: MSS004:01.16
Scope and Contents

The oral history describes Bert Stancliffe's time at Southern Oregon State College, where he was a professor. Cassette format.

Dates: December 11, 1979

Bertha Stephens, June 21, 1979

 File — Box 02: Series MSS004:01 [Barcode: 35138008115567], Folder: 03
Identifier: MSS004:01.11
Scope and Contents

The transcript of Bertha Stephens' interview concerns her time at Southern Oregon State College, where she was a professor. In addition to the interview, there are other notes and articles, including a photo of Bertha Stephens and a newspaper article from 1964.

Dates: June 21, 1979

Bertha Stephens, June 21, 1979

 File — Box 03: Series MSS004:01 [Barcode: 35138008115575], Folder: 06
Identifier: MSS004:01.21
Scope and Contents

The oral history describes Bertha Stevens's time at Southern Oregon State College, where she was a professor. Cassette format: tape 1 of 2.

Dates: June 21, 1979

Bertha Stephens, June 21, 1979

 File — Box 03: Series MSS004:01 [Barcode: 35138008115575], Folder: 07
Identifier: MSS004:01.22
Scope and Contents

The oral history describes Bertha Stevens's time at Southern Oregon State College, where she was a professor. Cassette format: tape 2 of 2.

Dates: June 21, 1979

Betty Lou Dunlop, February 13, 1979

 File — Box 01: Series MSS004:01 [Barcode: 35138008115559], Folder: 04
Identifier: MSS004:01.04
Scope and Contents

The transcript of Betty Lou Dunlop's interiview concerns her time at Southern Oregon State College, where she was a professor and administrator.

Dates: February 13, 1979

Betty Lou Dunlop, 1979-02-13T00:00:00+00:00

 File — Box 03: Series MSS004:01 [Barcode: 35138008115575], Folder: 19
Identifier: MSS004:01.34
Scope and Contents

The oral history describes Betty Lou Dunlop's time at Southern Oregon State College, where she was a graduate advisor. Cassette format: tape 1 of 1.

Dates: 1979-02-13T00:00:00+00:00

Big Bend Guard Station, Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Big Bend Road and Pit River, Big Bend, Shasta County, California, 2003

 File — Box 13: Series MSS025:02 [Barcode: 35138008116458], Folder: 05
Identifier: MSS025:02.48
Scope and Contents The determination of eligibility form describes the Big Bend Guard Station as historically significant during 1933 - 1941. The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) enrollees built the structures. Three structures built during the Depression Era qualify as Historic Places. All other buildings are newer and do not fall under qualifying guidelines.The Great Depression officially started in 1929. However, the Pacific West was suffering economically at least two years before the crash. The...
Dates: 2003

Big Elk Guard Station, Ashland Ranger District, Rogue River National Forest, Jackson County, Oregon, 1979

 File — Box 07: Series MSS025:01 [Barcode: 35138008116391], Folder: 08
Identifier: MSS025:01.85
Scope and Contents

The "Cultural Resource Inventory and Evaluation" report of the Big Elk Guard Station details the significance and historical value while evaluating the eligibility to the National Registry of Historic Places. The research outlines the benefits of restoring the station and shows that it will have no adverse impact on the property. Also included are blueprints of the station's buildings, images of the structures, additional research papers, and handwritten notes.

Dates: 1979

Binder of film slides

 File — Box 34: Series MSS025:04 [Barcode: 35138008116672], Folder: 01
Identifier: MSS025:04.38
Scope and Contents

Binder containing film slides in plastic pocket organizers.

Dates: 1822-2014

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Type
Archival Object 523
Digital Record 4
Collection 2
 
Subject
Historic buildings 211
research notes 154
History, Local 108
Surveyors 85
Photographs 83
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Ashland (Or.) 81
Mines and mineral resources 51
West (U.S.) 45
Business correspondence 43
Oregon, Southern 39
Universities and colleges--Faculty 38
oral histories 38
Chinese Americans 37
Authorship 32
Josephine County (Or.) 31
Cemeteries 28
Maps 26
Rogue River Valley (Klamath County-Curry County, Or.) 24
Hazardous geographic environments 22
Sound recordings 22
Oregon, Western 21
Periodicals 19
Forests and forestry 15
Klamath County (Or.) 15
Fire lookouts 13
Grants Pass (Or.) 13
Orchards 12
personal correspondence 11
Biography 9
California, Northern 8
Elementary and Secondary Education 7
Klamath Falls (Or.) 7
personal narratives 7
City councils 6
Interviews 6
Medicine 6
Northwest, Pacific 6
diaries 6
Business records 4
Central Point (Or.) 4
Indians of North America 4
Ranching 4
Sawmills 4
19th century 3
Jacksonville (Or.) 3
Minorities 3
Real property 3
Roads--Design and construction 3
Ships and Shipping 3
Siskiyou National Forest (Or. and Calif.) 3
Crater Lake (Or.) 2
Depressions--1929 2
Eagle Point (Or.) 2
Fire departments 2
Law 2
Prospect (Or.) 2
Railroads 2
Rogue River National Forest (Or. and Calif.) 2
Roseburg (Or.) 2
Takelma Indians 2
Watersheds 2
World War, 1939-1945 2
Abstracts of title 1
Agriculture 1
Art 1
Census 1
Colleges and Universities 1
County courts 1
Drama festivals 1
Endemic plants 1
Environmentalism 1
Floods 1
Forest management 1
Frontier and pioneer life 1
Geology 1
Illinois River Valley (Or.) 1
Indians of North America--Northwest, Pacific 1
Jackson County (Or.) 1
Oregon 1
Phoenix (Or.) 1
Pioneers 1
Police 1
Religion 1
Salem 1
Slides 1
Tulelake (Calif.) 1
Universities and colleges -- History 1
Video recordings 1
Washington (State) 1
scrapbooks 1
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